2024 Sealaska Way of Life – Capture “Our Future”, Win Prizes!

It’s that time of year again! Bring OUR FUTURE to life during the 2024 #SealaskaWayOfLife photo contest for a chance to win prizes. The contest begins Monday, July 29 and runs through Friday, August 30. 

Storytelling is at the heart of who we are at Sealaska. We want to continue to tell our story from your vantage point. 

Introduced in 2020 as a way to foster connection and engagement amid the pandemic, Sealaska Way of Life is now an annual tradition that brings our community together, encourages creativity and celebrates Native identity from diverse perspectives. 

Over the years, photo contest participants have submitted thousands of photos, capturing what we cherish as Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian people through their own lens — things like stunning landscapes, favorite subsistence foods, intricate beadwork and carving skills, ways of life beyond our region, joyful moments shared with loved ones and more. 

This year, we’re asking shareholders to build upon OUR FUTURE by showing us what they mean to you in a snapshot. 

Sealaska’s vision for the future is built on collaboration and the collective strength we find when we share generously, come together in humility and mutual respect and learn from each other’s setbacks and achievements. We’ve been purposefully building the infrastructure to realize this vision for decades. 

In 2022, Sealaska shareholders voted to eliminate the blood quantum requirement, making up to 17,000 descendants of original Sealaska shareholders eligible to enroll, whose blood quantum is either lower than one-quarter or was incorrectly documented by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. This next generation of shareholders is the driving force behind our thriving future. 

Our ways of life continue. Knowledge and love, passed down through millennia, is shared today with our children, grandchildren and theirs after them. This thread, interwoven from generation to generation, rests at the heart of all we do. 

Now, we want to see what our shared future looks like from your perspective. Read on to learn how to enter the 2024 #SealaskaWayOfLife contest. 

HOW TO ENTER 

• Snap a photo or short video that captures what OUR FUTURE means to you. 

• Post it to Facebook, Instagram or TikTok with the hashtag #SealaskaWayOfLife and tag us (‘Sealaska’ on Facebook, @sealaskacorp on Instagram, @sealaskacorp on TikTok). *Please make sure that your photo settings on social media are set to public to ensure we are able to view your submission. 

• Optional: we encourage you to include a short caption describing what our future means to you as captured by the photo or short video. 

• Connect with Sealaska on all social platforms that you’re active on — be sure to like our Facebook page, and follow us on Instagram (@sealaskacorp), Twitter (@sealaska), LinkedIn and TikTok (@sealaskacorp). Participants must be following Sealaska on at least one social platform to be eligible to win. 

WHAT TO SUBMIT 

We encourage participants to express their creativity — there are no particular guidelines for subject matter or style. However, successful entries will convey a clear association to the theme of OUR FUTURE, whether visually or expressed in a corresponding caption. 

Submissions must be the photographer’s own photo. High-resolution images of at least 2MB in size are preferred. 

There’s no limit on the number of submissions permitted for each participant, but each entry must be a unique, original photo. Please do not repost the same photo as multiple entries; in the case of duplicate photos, only one submission will be entered. Regardless of the number of entries, prize eligibility is limited to one per participant per year. 

ENTRY DEADLINES 

The entry deadline for the 2024 #SealaskaWayOfLife photo contest is Friday, August 30 at 11:59 p.m AKDT. The voting period will begin on Monday, September 2 and will end on Friday, September 6 at 11:59 p.m Alaska time. Winners will be announced on our social media channels and website during the week of September 9. 

PRIZE INFORMATION 

• Grand Prize: $300 cash prize, a $100 Barnacle Foods gift card and a $100 Sealaska Heritage Institute gift card.

• Two Judges’ Choice winners will receive a $100 Sealaska Heritage gift card.

• Eight weekly winners will receive a $50 cash prize.

WINNER SELECTION 

Winning entries are to be determined by the level of engagement on each photo submission, including likes, comments and shares. The winning photo will receive the highest social engagement. Sealaska will identify and collect the top two submissions weekly as finalists, eight (8) total, and will hold a week-long ‘voting period’ from September 2 through September 6, during which top weekly submissions (finalists) will be reposted to Sealaska’s social platforms. 

During the voting period, finalists are encouraged to ask their families, friends and networks to engage with their submissions on Sealaska’s social platforms. First, second, third, and fourth place winners will be determined by which of the eight (8) finalists receive the highest social engagement on the post of their submission via Sealaska’s social platforms. 

ADDITIONAL RULES AND REGULATIONS 

Participants must be 18+ to enter. 

Photos must be original and photographers must release universal and unlimited usage rights of the photo to Sealaska Corporation. Final photos must be at least 2MB in size. Photographers must also submit high-resolution images to corpcomm@sealaska.com by September 14th, 2024. 

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY 

No purchase necessary. No automated entries. Enter as many unique photos as you like throughout the contest. This contest is open only to legal U.S. residents who are 18 years of age or older, possess a valid ID proving age (winners must sign an affidavit of age eligibility before receiving prizes), and personal email address attached to a valid Facebook or Instagram account. To receive the prize(s), the potential winner must reside in one of the fifty (50) United States. The winner may make no substitution or transfer of the prize(s). The prize(s) may not be redeemed for cash or anything else of value. Noncompliance with any of the Official Rules and Regulations will result in disqualification. Sealaska is not responsible for any typographical error in the printing of the offer, administration of the contest, or in the announcement of the prizes. Sealaska shall have full right and power to copy, publish, broadcast, display, distribute, use, edit, translate, alter, combine with other material, reuse, and adapt any or all portions of the Entry in any way and for any purpose whatsoever, at any time, now or in the future, in any media now known or hereafter devised throughout the world in any manner. Entry cannot defame, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks about Sealaska or other people, products, or companies, or communicate messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill to which Sealaska wishes to associate. Entry cannot (a) be sexually explicit or suggestive, violent, or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional, or age group, profane or pornographic, reference nudity or any materially dangerous activity; (b) promote illegal use of alcohol, drugs, tobacco, firearms, weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing), any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous or any particular political agenda or message; (c) be obscene or offensive, or endorse any form of hate or hate group.

Each entrant warrants and represents that the Entry: (a) is your original work, (b) has not been previously published; (c) has not received previous awards; and (d) does not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity, or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity. Any Entry that, in the sole opinion of Sealaska, is not in accordance with the guidelines as stated herein, or on any of Sealaska’s social media assets or websites, or is deemed to be inappropriate for publication is ineligible. Incomplete, illegible, deceptive, or garbled Entries are not eligible. Any such entrant will indemnify and hold harmless Sealaska from any claims to the contrary. Sealaska Corporation reserves the right to modify these Official Rules and Regulations at any time and without notice. Any modification to these Official Rules and Regulations will take effect immediately upon posting in the news area of our website. Sealaska employees, directors, and their immediate families are ineligible. Void where prohibited by state or local regulations. Prizes will be distributed within one calendar year of August 30, 2024, or will be considered void. All winners must provide a completed IRS form W-9 before receiving cash awards. This contest is not affiliated with Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.